Netflix has acquired global streaming rights to Northern Pictures' 'Love on the Spectrum', the ABC-commissioned docuseries which follows seven young adults on the autism spectrum as take their first steps into the world of dating.
The ABC will cut the commissioning of independent production by about $5 million a year from July and rebrand the ABC Comedy channel to encompass genres such as arts, science, education and religion.
Ludo Studio were the big winners at last night's Screen Producers Australia Awards in Melbourne, taking home four gongs, including the major prize of the night: Screen Production Business of the Year.
Northern Pictures series 'Employable Me', commissioned by the ABC, has been nominated for a Rose d’Or Award for Reality and Factual Entertainment.
Warwick Thornton took home the top gong at last night's Australian Directors' Guild Awards for outback Western 'Sweet Country'.
Northern Pictures' ABC series 'Employable Me' has won two gold medals at the New York Festivals International TV and Film Awards, which celebrate outstanding screen content from around the world.
Steve Bibb has resigned after four years as head of factual at the ABC, where he oversaw an impressive slate which included War on Waste, Employable Me, Anh’s Brush With Fame, Stargazing Live, Back in Time for Dinner and Hawke: The Larrikin and the Leader.
Director Benjamin Gilmour's 'Jirga' took home the inaugural AACTA Award for Best Indie Film - designed to honour films made under $2 million - at the AACTA Industry Luncheon in Sydney yesterday.